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cup
/kʌp/
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- plural
- cups
- countability
- countable
1 · noun
A small container for drinking, often with a handle.
用来喝茶等饮料的小容器，常有把手。
Cup names the container. A cup of tea uses the container to express a serving of the drink.
There is a clean cup beside the kettle.
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水壶旁边有一个干净的杯子。
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Please put the empty cups on this tray.
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请把空杯子放在这个托盘上。
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The plural is cups. Learn a cup of + drink.
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